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Security GRC Engineer

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GovernanceOn-siteFull-timeSan Francisco

Cursor is hiring for the job of Security GRC Engineer , San Francisco (On-site). This is a Governance job in the governance, risk, and compliance field. Review the full details below and apply directly with Cursor.

Organization: CursorLocation: San FranciscoWorkplace: On-siteFocus: GovernancePosted: Oct 1, 2026
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Our mission is to automate coding. The first step in our journey is to build the best tool for professional programmers, using a combination of inventive research, design, and engineering. Our organization is very flat, and our team is small and talent dense. We particularly like people who are truth-seeking, passionate, and creative. We enjoy spirited debate, crazy ideas, and shipping code. About the Role Security GRC Engineers design, implement, and scale our governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) program. You'll lead automation of compliance workflows, build self-serve tools to enable GTM teams, and ensure our products and infrastructure meet the highest security standards. This role blends technical implementation with strategic program development, directly shaping how we build trust with customers. You may be a fit if You have experience with GRC frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, and AIUC-1. You're comfortable tracing an external claim back to how the product and infrastructure are actually configured, you use coding agents and curiosity to confirm that what we say is what we do, flag issues that affect the security and AI governance program, and drive them to the right outcome. You have strong cross-functional collaboration skills, especially with Engineering, Legal, GTM, Trust Safety, auditors, and regulators. Sample projects include Automate evidence gathering and continuous control testing. Own the relationship with audit firms and customers, you're the person who explains the security and AI governance program and earns their trust in it. Conduct security compliance reviews for new products, features, and vendors. Support Legal in contract negotiations with timely, accurate guidance on security and AI governance terms. Support incident response communications, draft and review customer-facing updates during security incidents. Build self-serve documentation and tools to answer customer security and AI governance inquiries. Maintain corporate security policies. Applying If there appears to be a fit, we'll reach out to schedule 2–3 short technicals. After that, we'll schedule an onsite at our office, where you'll work on a small project, discuss ideas, and meet the team.

Location and market context

This job is based in San Francisco on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to Cursor's teams and regional hiring market. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.

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Governance jobs design the structures, policies, and oversight that keep complex programs accountable, coordinating across legal, risk, compliance, and technology. Jobs like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as governance frameworks, policy standards, and oversight and reporting practices.

How to position yourself for this governance job

Strong candidates emphasize policy and standard-setting, committee and stakeholder coordination, oversight reporting, and translating strategy into durable operating structures. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how Cursor would apply governance frameworks, policy standards, and oversight and reporting practices, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.

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